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Series 2

Series 2 picks up the story of the West family and their attempts to stay out of trouble — but one major thing has changed: Wolf is out; on home detention, to be precise. And he, for one, never bought into Cheryl's grand plan for his family.

All the usual suspects are here again: Cheryl, still determined to save her brood from following in their father's fingerprints; Wolf himself, who does not intend to take his wife's sudden wave of righteousness lying down; eldest son Jethro, an ambitious lawyer with a few secrets; Jethro's twin Van (identical except in the brains department) who only wants to follow in his father's footsteps; eighteen year-old Pascalle, an aspiring model and future Rachel Hunter whose career is in ruins; fifteen year-old movie buff Loretta, who is leading a double life; and Grandpa Ted, who may have Alzheimers — unless he's just playing it up to annoy people.

Then there's Detective Sergeant Wayne Judd, at one time the West family nemesis, now Cheryl's lover; Munter, Van's best mate and partner in crime; Eric, the not-to-be-trusted family offsider; Kasey and Rochelle, Cheryl's business partners in her Hoochie Mama underwear business; and Tracy Hong, Jethro's lover.

Thy Name is Woman

Episode 2.01 (14)
NZ: August 31, 2006
Written by Rachel Lang
Directed by Michael Bennett

Early morning at the West house and Judd arrives to make an arrest. This time it's Loretta. Meanwhile, Munter runs into a pack of Tongans. He's got 24 hours to get the money back. Unfortunately, they don't have the money. Draska had the money, then someone stole it from her — Munter points out they should be talking to whoever took the money from Draska.

Staring: Robyn Malcolm as Cheryl West, Grant Bowler as Wolfgang West, Antony Starr as Van West, Antony Starr as Jethro West, Siobhan Marshall as Pascalle West, Antonia Prebble as Loretta West, Frank Whitten as Grandpa West

With: Kirk Torrance as Wayne Judd, Brian Sergent as Eric, Tammy Davis as Munter, Michelle Ang as Tracy, Rohan Glynn as Glen Hickey, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Roz Turnbull as Rochelle, Dane Dawson as Kurt, Aidee Walker as Draska, Vadim Ledogorov as Mr Doslic, Jan Fisher as Mrs Doslic, Jo Davison as Suzy, John Tui as Carlos, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

Think Yourself a Baby

Episode 2.02 (15)
NZ: September 07, 2006
Written by Tim Balme
Directed by Michael Bennett

Van's sperm becomes the stuff of legend and Munter takes the piss; Hoochie Mama turns it all the way up to 11; and Pascalle gets herself a job... and a bloke.

With: Brian Sergent as Eric, Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Michelle Ang as Tracy, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Roz Turnbull as Rochelle, Aidee Walker as Draska, Vadim Ledogorov as Mr Doslic, Jan Fisher as Mrs Doslic, Scott Harding as Lloyd Draper, Helen Steemson as Corinna, Rudi Vodanovich as Geek Boy, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

The Secrets of My Prison House

Episode 2.03 (16)
NZ: September 12, 2006
Written by James Griffin
Directed by Simon Bennett

Wolf is hastled by a gang of kids sent by Judd to push him into breaking his parole. Pascalle's new boyfriend, Hayden, has the hots for an entirely different member of the family. Loretta and Grandpa repair a few fences while cracking a safe in Jethro's office.

With: Brian Sergent as Eric, Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Kirk Torrance as Judd, Rohan Glynn as Hickey, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Roz Turnbull as Rochelle, Jake Lindesay as Trey, Gabriel Reid as Brian, David Fane as Falani, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

Note: Jake Lindesay, who appears in this episode as Trey, the leader of Judd's hired punks, is also the Van/Jethro body double in series 1 and 3

This Two-Fold Force

Episode 2.04 (17)
NZ: September 19, 2006
Written by Rachel Lang
Directed by Simon Bennett

Loretta fights a double-headed parental monster when she decides to drop out of school; tries to flout family birthday tradition and raises suspicions that she may be batting for the other team. Van and Munter are the Cray Brothers…

With: Brian Sergent as Eric, Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Roz Turnbull as Rochelle, Michelle Ang as Tracy, Karina Browne as Caroline, Holly Shanahan as Jools, Brandon Cook as 8 Year old Van/Jethro, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

Shall We to the Court?

Episode 2.05 (18)
NZ: September 26, 2006
Written by Tim Balme
Directed by Mark Beesley

Jethro puts himself on the stand as Van becomes Sparky's private fantasy; a Hoochie Mama fantasy gets a man literally crotchless; and Pascalle fantasises about Hayden's marital intentions

With: Brian Sergent as Eric, Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Kirk Torrance as Judd, Michelle Ang as Tracy, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Roz Turnbull as Rochelle, Peter Webster as Judge Walters, Toby Leach as Bryce Needham, John Leigh as Sparky, Sebastian Van Der Zwan as Journalist, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

The Affliction of his Love

Episode 2.06 (19)
NZ: October 03, 2006
Written by James Griffin
Directed by Mark Beesley

Van's search for girl who broke his heart on his 16th birthday takes him to the fortified headquarters of The Horsemen where Van finally tells Aurora how he feels and becoems determiend to rescue her from the gang. Tracy has found a rich businessman interested in buying into Hoochie Mama but Cheryl nixes the lucrative deal when she learns he wants doesn't want to buy in, but buy them out. Judd tries to talk Cheryl into leaving Wolf and Loretta fights a bout of nausea as Pascalle flaunts her relationship with Hayden.

With: Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Claire Chitham as Aurora, Kirk Torrance as Judd, Michelle Ang as Tracy, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Roz Turnbull as Rochelle, Holly Shanahan as Jools, Michael Hallows as Andrew, Gabriel Reid as Brian, John Leigh as Sparky, Ben Barrington as Tyson, Gregory King as Neil The Horseman, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

All that Fortune, Death and Danger Dare

Episode 2.07 (20)
NZ: October 10, 2006
Written by Jan Prettejohns
Directed by Michael Bennett

Having learned of Wolf's "Big Job", Cherly tries to convince Van from involving himself in the risky venture but Wolf's influence is strong and with Van's future with Aurora on the line, he faces a difficult choice. With no options left, Cheryl asks Judd to stop Wolf by any means necessary which for Judd means telling Wolf about his affair with Cheryl. Cheryl is dealt a final blow by Jethro's frank admission that he's not the good son she thought he was. Grandpa gets his hands on a gift from Pascalle's boyfriend.

With: Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Claire Chitham as Aurora, Kirk Torrance as Judd, Brian Sergent as Eric, Rohan Glynn as Hickey, John Leigh as Sparky, Ben Barrington as Tyson, Mark Mitchinson as DI Grisham, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

The Steep and Thorny Way to Heaven

Episode 2.08 (21)
NZ: October 17, 2006
Written by Nick Ward, James Griffin
Directed by Michael Bennett

Jethro tries to talk Van back into the Big Job to take his place. Van refuses, as he's too busy working with Munter on a plan of his own to save Aurora from the Horsemen, so a Jethro decides it is time to tell him that their mum had been screwing Judd. Pascalle's decison to move in at Hayden's doesn't go over well and she is quickly back home in tears. Wolf, Sparky and Hayden's heist goes off like clockwork until Sparky is asked to set a fire to cover their tracks. With the job done, Wolf is confronted by Judd who wants Wolf out of his life for good.

With: Tammy Davis as Munter, Shane Cortese as Hayden, Claire Chitham as Aurora, Kirk Torrance as Judd, Rohan Glynn as Hickey, John Leigh as Sparky, Ben Barrington as Tyson, Gregory King as Neil The Horseman, Mark Mitchinson as DI Grisham, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double

To Be, or Not To Be

Episode 2.09 (22)
NZ: October 24, 2006
Written by Michael Bennett
Directed by Reina Webster-Iti

Cheryl is on the outs with her family over her affair with Judd. News that the police have scaled back their search for her missing father prompts Pascalle to form her own search party, consisting of Eric and Munter, to look for Wolf. Cheryl questions Judd's role in Wolf's dissapearance and is shocked to learn the police consider her a suspect. Tyson confronts Van when he finds Aurora hiding out at the West's home.

With: Tammy Davis as Munter, Brian Sergeant as Eric, Claire Chitham as Aurora, Kirk Torrance as Judd, Rohan Glynn as Hickey, Ben Barrington as Tyson, Michelle Ang as Tracy, Nicole Whippy as Kasey, Glen Pickering as Van/Jethro Body Double